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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
6
Keota Iowa locals report visits from Washington and Chicago residents over the holiday season. Families and friends gather for Christmas and New Year celebrations with numerous travels and social calls across Keota and nearby towns.
Cedar Valley notes Christmas visits as Mr. and Mrs. Wm Grigg Jr and others host relatives. Frank Grigg returns from Muscatine for holidays while Violet Star comes home from Marengo to celebrate. A family reunion at A McGuire's in West Liberty is reported with Mrs Force staying for the week.
Christmas visits spread through Shiloh Iowa with townsfolk hosting relatives from Muscatine Etna Green Indiana Wilton Cedar County and Illinois. Families shared turkey dinners and holiday gatherings as Miss Stella Chamberlain and Miss Margaret Haskins spent vacations at home others travelled to join relatives for Christmas.
Madura IA residents share holiday visits and travel news with Muscatine Davenport and Nichols links. Mr and Mrs Hunter host over Christmas as relatives from Muscatine and Davenport drop by. several locals plan moves or return home for vacations.
Mr and Mrs Orren Kemp visited over Sunday with Madura friends. The Christmas tree program at the brick church was a success and the church was crowded. No 11 brought a large delegation of Madura Christmas visitors Thursday evening. The east bound Southwest Limited was six hours late at Madura Friday morning. J A Rehmel finished carpentry on the blacksmith shop Wednesday and returned to Muscatine. Will Means of Muscatine visited Sunday at J N Webster’s. Mr and Mrs B A Tupper of Muscatine spent Sunday at J M Webster’s.
In Wrayville Illinois and nearby areas multiple marriages occur with plans to reside in Muscatine Eliza and near Wrayville. Christmas events include German M E church celebration with a large audience, tree, arch, and 90 gifts. Local social notes mention visitors, school vacation, and community switchboard changes set for January 1904.
Muscatine Island notes Christmas activities with the Epworth League electing R. T. Hummel as president for six months. Olive Branch and Fruitland schools held Christmas programs Thursday. Santa Claus visited and pupils presented gifts to teachers. Keota visitors Henry Vail family and Stiles from Muscatine are mentioned. Mrs. Newkirk and Ola Summers on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles spent Christmas day with their daughter Mrs Clar ence King in Grandview. Louise Cross received handsome gifts from her pupils at Green Valley. Mrs John Hunt and son Frank and Mr and Mrs Dulgar and family visited Joe Kingsley and family in Muscatine last week.
Christmas references from Ferdinand and Bloomington detail Krueger and Zollner family visits, mumps infections among Ed Barrett, John Boraff, and others, and local social events. Bloomington notes include a church Christmas party, visits from relatives, weddings, illnesses improving, and multiple family dinners.
Copperas Creek Dec 29. Burnie Reynolds' little son is very low with diphtheria. Mr and Mrs D M Reynolds on the sick list. Leafie Sheetz stayed at Robert Shields near Oak Grove. Families shared Christmas dinners at multiple homes including O McNall J C Hester and B R Davis. Several Reynolds relatives visited Muscatine Grinnell and Buffalo Prairie during the holidays. The Amish held church at Martin Leibig's.
Cough medicines often contain opiates causing constipation and safety concerns for children. Foley's Honey and Tar contains no opiates, is safe and unlikely to constipate. Available at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
In Fruitland Iowa on December 29 Charles Shepard and his sister Miss Anna of Muscatine visited relatives on the Island. The report notes Eli Summers has had a telephone conversation.
Christmas visits fill the week as Albert Brown and several families share time with relatives in Dysart Monticello Wapello and Newburg. Local moves include Harvey Kline’s move to town Nate Doty onto Kline’s farm and Charlie Doyle planning to locate in West Branch. Edison plant lighting eyed for the town store with December 31 church services announced.
An odd classified item promises a cure for kidney problems and advertises Sterling Remedy Co of Chicago with a 10 cent weekly journal offer. The readable text hints at medical patent style marketing from a vintage period.
The guide lists GRRL and P Railroad trains with departures Nos. 12 8 86 4 3 85 7 11 and linked No. 10 9 30 am between Chicago Denver Kansas City St. Joseph and Washington routes. Sleeping car reservations and tickets available through Rock Island Ticket Agents.
Listing of Iowa Central trains going north and south with numbers and times. Mentions coupon tickets for travel to the United States Canada and Mexico and contact details for ticket agents in Minneapolis Minnesota and Ack Junction Iowa.
OCR reads show a sequence of scattered times and numbers 3:14 a m 3:33 p m and -10 25 p m with no clear context or subjects to anchor facts. The text appears as a garbled log or timetable fragment lacking identifiable people places or events.
Arden and Muscatine residents share holiday visits with relatives including Mrs. Jacob Leg ler and Mrs. Harper. Toledo students Ida Altekruse and Emma Riggs return home for the holidays. Cattle shipments to Chicago, Wilton visitors at Andrew Healey's, and Davenport weekend visits conclude a busy pattern of town travel and family gatherings.
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